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HB176

Student Fee Transparency Act

Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 12:25 AM

In one sentence

This law requires the University of Alaska to send students email notices about new mandatory fees and provide billing statements that list tuition and fees separately.

What it does

  • Requires the Board of Regents to send an email notice to enrolled students before adding a new mandatory fee or raising an existing one.
  • Mandates that these emails state the amount, reason for the change, and how the university will use the money from any new fee or increase.
  • Sets a requirement to send this notice at least 30 days before the fee takes effect when it is practical to do so.
  • Requires the University of Alaska to give every enrolled student a billing statement that lists tuition costs and fees separately.

Who it affects

  • The Board of Regents for the University of Alaska
  • Students enrolled in the University of Alaska

Limits and unknowns

  • The law does not list specific fees the Board can exclude beyond course, matriculation, and parking permits; it allows the Board to decide other exclusions through policy.
  • The requirement to send notice 30 days in advance applies only when it is practical for the university.

Plain language

Terms to know

Mandatory fee
A charge required for all students or all students at one campus, excluding course fees, matriculation fees, parking permit fees, and other fees decided by the Board of Regents.
Itemized billing statement
A bill that lists each tuition cost and fee separately instead of showing only a total amount.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FEES An Act relating to notice of new fees and fee increases from the University of Alaska; relating to billing statements from the University of Alaska; and providing for an effective date.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (H) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 8/10/263216
  2. (H) 9:30 A.M. 7/17/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR3187
  3. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE2749
  4. (H) CONCUR AM OF (S) Y33 N72749
  5. (H) CONCUR MESSAGE RECEIVED AND TAKEN UP2749
  6. (S) VERSION: SCS HB 176(EDC)2739
  7. (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H) AS AMENDED2739
  8. (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): RAUSCHER2725
  9. (S) CLAMAN, STEVENS2719
  10. (S) CROSS SPONSOR(S): KAWASAKI, CRONK, WIELECHOWSKI, DUNBAR, GIESSEL, GRAY-JACKSON,2719
  11. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE2720
  12. (S) PASSED Y20 N-2720
  13. (S) READ THE THIRD TIME SCS HB 176(EDC)2719
  14. (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC2719
  15. (S) EDC SCS ADOPTED UC2719
  16. (S) READ THE SECOND TIME2719
  17. (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/17/20262719
  18. (S) FN2: ZERO(UA)(SUBMITTED BY RULES)2486
  19. (S) NR: BJORKMAN2486
  20. (S) DP: GRAY-JACKSON, TILTON2486